Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-10

as "Nilla Florida" Tor Sl0,O0O casn. Ihe
purchaser is gentleman from birmlng-
ham. Ala.
A great volume of smoke from Mellon
vile at noon Saturday caused uneaslness
in Sanford, but later information revealed
the TACT that no damage other than is Gus
tOmary from forest fires was done.
The bridge across Peace river at Noca-
tee is completed. 1t was built by the
county aud individual subscription. and
is said to be a good bridge. The $500 that
the county will have to pay is money
we'll spent.
Last Monday the first shipment Of tur-
tile was made from Cedar Key this sea-
son. William McCreary was the ener-
getic catcher, and Mr.. Walter Dopson the
early shipper. This is one of the big in-
terests Of Cedar Key.
John A. Brooks, Of Fernandina, rate
clerk in The passenger department OF the
Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany, has resigned disposition to accept
that of private secretary to Mr.. Welch,
superintendent of the Montgomery and
Pensacola division OF the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, with headquarters at
Montgomery.
The lake and river at Sanford were per-
haps never much lower than at
present. The water is fully six feet be-
low the marks OF December, and the fall
continues. There has been little rain for
| quite a while. The steamer Anita, In
passing over the VolusIa bar Saturday,
struck the sand, and should the water get
| much lower she will have trouble TO get
| over
The sneak thieves and burglars are
| again in Live Oak. One entered the resi-
! dence OF Ii. z. Robertson, the foreman OF
the Bulletin office, one night last week;
then they tried to get into the residence
of ii. NJ. Wood by cutting the blinds from
the window, and again they got into the
! house of Mrs. Mcclellan, and the next
night they, or him, or she, raised the Win
dow of MIR. Hildreth and entered his resi-
| dence. The tracks left show small
bare foot in each OF these burglaries.
Tne Ocala Free Press says that one OF
the largest land cases ever carried before
court is now in progress and has its
origin in that place. The claims and tes-
timOny were forwarded to New York
Wednesday. 1t involves the title of the
little town of Santos, seven miles below
Ocsla, and the parties interested are the
Florida Railroad and Navigation and
Mr.. Cole, one OF the first settlers who
made hts home there under an act OF the
government permitting squatters claim.
At the last meeting ofsthe school board
the board Of County Commissioners OF
Manatee were instructed to levy Anil
school tax for this year. Last year
the taxable property in the county
amounted TO So, S3l, 800. Presuming that
there will be the same amount this year
the school revenue will be $l1, 1876. How
ever. il is reasonable to suppose that as
the property has Increased every year it
will be more this than last, and that there
will be collected for the school fund at
least $4,000
kissimmee Leader. George W. Bass
informs us that a week ago Saturday he
had a conversation with st. CLAIR Abrame.
in which the latter offered to wager
$4,000 against 81 900 that he would blow
his locomotive whistle inside the corporate
limits OF Kissimmee within sixty days.
THIS would bring the road here about
April 20, which we hope will be true, but
Harry Altman says he will take $40
worth OF the Majors bet at the ratio he
proposed. Mr.. Bass says Abrams has
about 800 men at work, and that they are
laying iron at the rate of a mile a day.
If this rate ID kept up the Major would
win his bet.
One OF the finest orange groves in Clay
county is owned by b. F. Styles, OF
Orange Park. Nine years ago Mr.. Styles
set out some thirty odd acres in small
seeding trees, portion of which he sold
off, and the remainder is now in full bear
ing, from which he will doubtless ship
hundreds of boxes of oranges the coming
season. The difference in the attention
and care of groves was never better eXem
plitied than in the original grove of Mr..
Styles, the portion which he sold, and
which afterwards received only ordinary
attention, being reproductive and retro
grading, while his, with the best of at
tenti0n, has been brought up TO a high
state OF perfection.
The Messrs. Braddock, of FernandIna,
shipped this week per the Mallory line
steamer Carondelet three large reIrigera-
tors OF sturgeon and shad, packed in Ice.
They were fine specimens of Florida fish,
fifty OF the sturgeon weighing nearly
1900 pounds after they were dressed and
boned ready for sale. These fish are
caught in the st. Mary's river, forty to
seventy-tive miles from it's mouth, and
taken to Fernandina by the steamer
Martha Tuesdays and Fridays. A sight
of them Is enough to make an epicure's
mouth water. and will no doubt be well
come addition to the supply of the New
York market, upon which at this season
such immense demands are made.
Crescent City Gazette: We noted in
our local columns last week that Prof,
II. G. Hubbard, of the Smith sonian In
stitute, who has handsome genealogical
EdIueu dI CIesConI Olby, uau duueu 10 the
collection OF Fruitland peninsular pro-
ducts on exhibition at the office of 8. W.
Goodale, Esq, a specimen of Jam aica
ginger, and that ne stated this root would
grow to greater perfection in Florida
than in its native isle--Jamaioa. Prof.
Hubbard is well-posted in matters per-
tanning to fruits. herbs, etc, and his ipse
dixit Is taken as authority. Then, while
our farmers are casting about for crop
to partially supplant the hitherto un-
profitable cotton, why not try little GIN
ger as well as tobaccof
Thursday night Sheriff =. H. Wienges
went to Grove Park with q warrant for
the arrest of stephen Williams (colored)
who is charged with petit larceny. He
arrived at Williams house about l
O'Clock, and after reading the warrant,
told him to consider himself under ar
rest. But Williams did not look at the
matter in that light, ana seiZing heavy
piece of iron dealt Alaohua's worthy
Sheriff Now on the head, making an
ugly and deep cut and knocking him
down. The Sheriff then concluded to
walt for daylight before making anothe r
effort TO capture Williams. Will
liams was also waiting for day
light, for just as the first gray
streaks appeared he flung open the
door and made break for liberty, jump
ing over Sheriff Wlenges, who was seated
on the doorstep. Before Williams had